Keywords, content and references

To get my blog noticed I will need a set of keywords that appear throughout my posts more or less consistently. But his is not the main driving force behind blog's visibility. I need references from multiple sources. Of course I could create many fake accounts on blogger or any other internet resource. But that is not very interesting. How about exciting content and useful information? but that takes time. Besides the exciting content will run out very quickly and the readers will be left with rather sour aftertaste.

Recalling a good book or movie, I have to admit that the author usually cleverly manipulates the reader into wanting to read (or watch) more by supplying the excitement (usually in the form of suspense) in chunks, followed by more mellow parts to give the reader the rest. Why can't I do the same? Why should not I tell the story and buildup the reader's interest gradually until I am ready for another story to tell? This will definitely provide the content that hopefully will keep the readers at least curious about what will follow next.

And the references? Let's start with the story first. I will shamelessly put a lot of keywords and links to other sites to promote the story with the search engine. And hopefully the story will bring in the readers. More and more of them.

So let's begin...

Ad free blog - is it possible?

To blog or not to blog?

Why people share their thoughts with (potentially) millions of others who they have never seen before? Various reasons for different people. Why do I do it? I still don't know. I don't value my opinion that much so to engrave it into eternity. I can even change my opinion. Who cares? Sometimes it is necessary to put my thoughts to the paper (or web space) in order to understand what I am actually trying to say. For me this is the way to crystallize my inner chaos into something that I will peruse later on more orderly manner.

But why blogging? Can't I just write it down and hide it in the desk drawer? Here comes the second reason: this might help me in some other way. How about helping me to find a better job? Exposure to the potential employers can never be too little. So this becomes my personal ad. And this also leads to the second question (actually the first if you count the main title)

Ad free blog - is it possible?

Personal ad filled with other ads is just going to get watered down a lot. I can't blog without ads, unless I pay for web hosting or purchase my own dedicated server. Mathematically speaking I need to negate the effect of ads. Could that be a counter-ad (e.g. rant about poor service or product I had experience with)? Or should I overwhelm the potential readers with self gratitude of enormous proportions? There should be smarter way around this

I can't fight Google or any other Internet advertising giant. So why not to use their service to fuel my own ad campaign? Since they use keywords to adjust their advertising to my preferences, can I generate such keywords that will work somehow for me?

It is not possible to create an ad free blog (not a free blog anyway), but I think it is possible to use the ads to my advantage. What is so good about a system? - it is possible to use the ystem to beat the system. Let's see what will come out of it.